"Our campaign to halt the Enbridge Gateway pipeline has cemented itself in the Canadian media and citizenry. Grassroots organizing teams have mobilized an unprecedented amount of Canadian civic participation in the government’s environmental review and approval process. In the last six months of 2012, we amassed more than 25,000 new supporters for this campaign and helped organize the largest act of Canadian civil disobedience in the history of the pipeline fight. In August, we submitted to the National Energy Board 4,119 (out of 4,722 in total submitted) unique Letters of Comment on the Enbridge tankers/pipeline project, written by our supporters."

Whether it was the intention or not, environmental activism has become a form of economic protectionism. In the name of protecting the environment, economic and trade interests are being protected. By blocking pipeline and port infrastructure projects, environmental organizations landlock Canadian oil within North America and continue the U.S. monopoly on Canadian oil exports.

"The website launched on a Tuesday. Publicly, the government said there were 4.7 million unique visits in the first 24 hours. But at a meeting Wednesday morning, the war room notes say 'six enrollments have occurred so far'.

By Wednesday afternoon, enrollments were up to 'approximately 100'. By the end of Wednesday, the notes reflect '248 enrollments' nationwide.

The health care exchanges need to average 39,000 enrollees a day to meet the goal of seven million by March 1. The war room notes give a glimpse into some of the reasons customers had problems:

"Direct enrollment -- signing up directly on an insurer's website -- is not working for any issuers."

Breaking: NB natives seize CTV satellite truck, Global TV News car;Disagreed with Friday news reports about violent fracking protest
REXTON, NB: Reporters and technicians told to leave and leave their camera equipment behind. Native firefighter @BrennanSock on twitter says "Angry for airing one sided news that made
us look bad. Nobody mentioned or showed our elders getting maced." He also appears to claim that the RCMP torched their own six police cars burned during Friday protest. "No harm will come to anybody. Our men will escort the trucks out. I didn't seize anything. I've been trying
to get them out peacefully. Other media are starting to show up with no problems. The crowd
that stopped the truck has calmed down."
The CTV News satellite truck and the Global TV News car were confiscated under threat by a small group of native protesters in Rexton, NB. In background are some of the police vehicles burned in Friday protest. ~ @BrennanSock

CETA signed: Harper: "Very, very positive. Big win for Canada""Most ambitious trade agreement Canada has ever negotiated"All provinces onside with negotiations, EC expects full ratification by 2015by all 28 countries, including approved translations in 24 languagesCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Community sign the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) Friday in Brussels. It is the largest trade agreement in Canadian history, larger than NAFTA, which is between Canada, Mexico and the United States. CETA drops industrial tariffs by 100% between Canada and the countries of the European Community. Immediately upon implementation 98% of tariffs - both ways - will be eliminated. Canada is committed to compensating agricultural producers and provincial health programs for any negative consequences down the road.